Roller skate



Aug. 23, 1927. 1,640,134

G. R. SALBERG ROLLER SKATE Filed June 21. 1926 Patented Aug. 23, 1927. y

GUSTAVE R. SALBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILL BEARING SKATE COMPANY, OF-CHICAGO,`

ROLLER.

Application led June 21,

My invention relates'. to roller skate construction, and its principal object is to provide certain improvements whereby the strength of the `skate is increased and the manufacture and assembly of its parts s1m\ plied and the cost thereof reduced. These lmprvements consist in certain changes in construction of the hangers, so-called, for connectin the wheel or roller trucks with the footlate, and the provision of alongitudinal brace for strengthening and rigiditying the foot-plate and the skate structure as `a whole. A further object is to provide means whereby, without sacrifice of strength or rigidity, the skate may be made extensible telit shoes of different sizes. This feature of the invention' is o tional. 't The other mentioned features are intended to be used conjointly but would have some utility if 2 0 used separately, and hence 'will be .clalmed both in combination with eachother and by themselves.

The invention is illustrated in certam preferred embodiments in the accompanying drawing. As further modifications in structural details might be made without departure from th'e'principles of the invention, it is the intention to cover by patent, all struc# tural variations within the scope of the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a roller skate embodying. certain of the improvements of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view, in sectlon,

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of one of themembers ofthe hanger used at each end of the skate, .and

Fig. 4-is a view similar to Fig. 2, but on .an enlarged scale showing a modiication embodying the a ove mentioned optional features of the invention.

Referring rst to Figs. 1, 2 vand 3, 10 desi I ates the foot-plate of the skate formed at t e back with a heel rest 11,provided with slots 12 for a fastening strap. The forward end of the foot-plate is provided with suitable toe clamps 13. which are of familiar construction and need not be described as my present invention is not concerned with these devices.-

The foot-plate is carried on front and back roller trucks, each provided, preferably,

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struction and turning in suitable bearings, not shown in detail, interposed between the rollers and lthe ax'les A15, 16.

The rear truck consistsof a tubular member 17 enclosing the axle 15 and provided with a cushion seat 18 and an upwardly and rearwardly extending strut 19, the extremity of which extends, without attachment, into a pocket 20 on the under side of the footplate. On the cushion seat 18 is a resilient,

preferably rubber, cushion 21 provided with a metal cap 22. The heel portion of the footplate 10 is formed on its upper, surface with a recess 23. Preferably, the foot-plate is made of sheet metal and the recess is pro vided by `forming the plate'with a rounded offset 24. The offset is perforated for a hanger member 25, which is tubular in form and interiorly threaded, and provided with a head 26 the upper surface of which is preferably fiat and the under surface curved or rounded to lit the rounded surface of the recess` 23, .the head lying entirely within the recess. A threaded bolt 27 extends through the cushion seat 18 of the truck through the cushion 21 and its cap 22 and engages the in- -`terior threads of the hanger member 25.

The -forward truckis of similar construction and similarly connected with the footf late. It consists of a tubular member 28 aving an upwardly and forwardly extending brace 29 which enters apocket 30 on the under sidev of the foot-plate, the truck being provided with a cushion seat 30a supporting a cushion 31 with its metal cap 32,'and the hangerconsisting of the tubular member 33 and'bolt 34, the tubular member being provided with a head 35 which lies in the recess 36 formed in the foot-plate.

Extending under the middle portion of the foot-plate is a metal brace 38 consisting, in this embodiment of the invention. of a single bar or strip of metal` the width of which is considerably greater than its thickness, arranged edgewise against the lunder side of the foot plate and formed at opposite ends with loops or circular bends 39. 40 embracing the tubular portions of the hanger members 25, 33. Lock nuts 37 on the bolts 27, 34 bear against the loops or bends 39, 40 of the brace and hold the brace to the foot-plate.

As the u wardly extending hanger members 19, 29 ave a loose connection with the pockets 20, 30 and resilient cushions are in terposed between the trucks and the hanger members 25, 33. the upper part of the skate has a certain exibility in relation to the trucks. At the same time the attachments between the foot-plate and tiruck are strong reliable and durable and the foot-plate itself is braced and rigidified against bending or breaking. The brace 38 ties the hangers together, besides giving a rigid bridging support for the coupling.

ln Fig. 4 l have shown the `foot-plate as consisting of separate heel and toe sections 41 and 42. 'llhe same hanger construction may be used as illustrated in the preceding ligures. The brace as shown in Fig. 4 is made in two parts, adjustably interlocked for varying the length of the skate. The brace is shown as consisting of a bar of metal 43, the end of which is bent to form a loop 44 extending around the shank or tubular member 33 of the forward hanger. The other member of the brace consists of a return bent bar looped at 45 around the rear hanger member 25, With its two ends 46, 47 riveted together at 48 and spaced apart beyond this place to receive the bar 43. the bars being formed at suitable intervals With perforations 49 for bolts 50 or other suitable fastening devices. By the term foot-plate ll mean to include eit-her a single plate as shown in Figs. l and 2 or a plate made in two sections as shown in Fig. 4.

l claim:

l. lin a roller skate, the combination of a truck, a plate having a rounded recess in its upper surface and a hanger for securing the truck to the plate provided With a head having a rounded under surface for bearing movably against the rounded surface of said recess.

2. lln a roller skate, the combination of a truck, a foot-plate having a rounded recess in its upper surface and a hanger for securing the truck to the toot-plate provided with a head havina a dat upper surface and a rounded un er surface so that the head tits into and lies entirely Within said recess.

3. ln a roller skate, the combination of a truck, a sheet metal foot-plate formed with an offsetpprovidin a rounded recess in the upper surface oit t e plate and a hanger for securing the truck to the toot-plate havin a head lying movably Within said recess With its under surface rounded to tit the recess.

4 In a roller skate, the combination of a truck, a .foot-plate having a recess in its upper surface and a hanger for securing the truck to the foot-plate com risin a tubular member internally threade having a head fitting in said recess, and a bolt associated with the truck having a threaded engagement with the tubular member.

5. ln a roller skate the combination of a truck, a sheet metal oet-plate formed vvith an oset providing a rounded reces in the negare@ upper surface of the plate and a hanger comprising a tubular member internally threaded and having a head fitting in the recess in the foot-plate, and a bolt associated with the truck and having a threaded engagement with the tubular member.

6. lln a roller skate, the combination of a truck provided with a cushion seat, a cushtruck rovided With a cushion seat, a cushion on sai seat, a foot-plate formed with a recess in its upper surface, and a hanger comprising a tubular member extending through the foot-plate, internally threaded, and provided With a head to fit movably into said recess, a bolt extending through the cushion seat and cushion and having threaded engagement with said tubular member, a longitudinal brace and 'a lock nut on said bolt between the cushion and brace. i

8; lln a roller skate, the combination of a truck provided with a cushion seat, a cushion on said seat, a sheet metal foot-plate formed with a rounded oii'set to provide a recess in the upper surface of the plate, and a hanger comprising a tubular member extendin throu h said plate, internally threaded an provided `with a head having a rounded under surface to t said recess with capacity for movement and a bolt extending through said cushion seat and cushion, and having an engagement with said tubular member.

9. lln a roller skate, the combination ot front and back trucks, a foot-plate, hangers for movably securing the trucks to the foot-plate, and a relatively rigid longitudinal brace extending from truck to truck under said Jfoot-plate.

l0. lln a roller skate, the combination ci iront and back trucks, a foot-plate, hangers tor securing the trucks to the :toot-plate, and a lon itudinal brace, consisting of a single mem er the Width of which is greater than its thickness, and arran ed edgeWise under the foot-plate to rigidity said footplate.

11. lln a roller skate, the combination ot iront and back trucks, a foot-plate, hangers for securing the trucks to the foot-plate, and a longitudinal brace, the Width of which is greater than its thichess, and arranged edgewise under the foot-plate and formed at its ends to embrace the hangers.

12. ln a roller skate, the combination of a foot-plate, rontf and back trucks, cushions on said trucks, securing devices interposed between the cushions ,and foot-plate for connecting the trucks with the foot,- late and a longitudinal brace arranged under the foot-plate formed at opposite ends to embrace said securing devices.

13. In a roller skate, the combination of a foot-plate. front and back trucks, cushions on said trucks, securing devices interposed between the cushions and foot-plate for connecting the trucks with the footplate and extending through the foot-plate, and a longitudinal brace arranged under the foot-plate to bear against said plate and said cushion and formed at opposite ends to embrace said securing devices.

14. In a roller skate, the combination of front and back trucks, cushions on said trucks, a ootplate having recesses in its upper surface, a hanger for each truck comprising a tubular member extendin through the foot-plate and having a h movably fitted in one of said recesses, and a bolt extending through a part of the truck and its cushion and having a threaded lengagement with said tubular member, and a brace, the width of which is greaterthan its thickness, which is arranged edgewise under the plate and formed to embrace said tubular members.

15. In a roller skate, the combination of a sheet metal foot-plate formed at opposite ends with rounded offsets to provide recesses in the u per surface of the plate, front vand back truc s', each provided with a cushion seat, and a cushion on thel seat, a hanger for each truck comprising an interiorly threaded tubular member having a head with a rounded under surface to lie in one of said recesses and a bolt extendin through the cushion seat and cushion an having a threaded engagement with the tubular member. and a longitudinal brace, the width of which -is greater than its thickness, arranged edgewise under the foot-plate and formed with loops embracing the tubular members of the hangers.

16. In a roller skate, the combination of a foot plate, rollers and roller supporting means, a longitudinal brace, and look nuts associated with the roller supporting means for securing the brace to the foot plate.

17. In a roller skate, the combination of a truck, al plate having a recess in its upper surface, a hanger for securing the truck to the plate havin a head fitting movably into said recess, a ongitudinal brace en aging the hanger, and lock nuts associa with the hanger for securing the brace to the said plate and for mamtaining the head portion of said hanger in operative position in said recess.

GUs'rAvE R. sALBERG. 

